Author: Scott D.

Reviews Editor, SFFaudio

Thanks to SFFAudio reader Esther for a couple of a…

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Thanks to SFFAudio reader Esther for a couple of additions to the Hugo Award Winners on Audio page:

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinFor 1970 Best Novel Winner The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin we added this audio version:
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, abridged and read by the author, Waldentapes (Warner Audio), Abridged, 1985, ISBN: 068132774X

A Boy and His Dog by Harlan EllisonAnd for 1966 Short Fiction Winner “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” we added this audio version:
“A Boy & His Dog” & “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ said the Ticktockman” by Harlan Ellison, read by the author, Unabridged, ISBN: 0681327774, Waldentapes (Warner Audio), 1985

Thanks very much, Esther!

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The Diane Rehm Show is one of my favorite radio sh…

SFFaudio Online Audio

NPR LogoThe Diane Rehm Show is one of my favorite radio shows. On Wednesday, July 20, Diane featured a one-hour Readers Review of A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. It’s archived, and you can listen online at your leisure – click here to get to the page you need.

SFFAudio’s review of the audio version of A Wizard of Earthsea can be found here.

A couple of other items of genre interest on the Diane Rehm Show:

For an interview of Elizabeth Kostova about her novel The Historian – click here.

From 2004, an interview of Susanna Clarke, the author of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, which is a Hugo Nominee and a World Fantasy Award nominee. Find it here.

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New Releases: Dance of Death By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Chil…

Dance of Death
By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child; Read by Scott Brick
Books on Tape
Unabridged

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
By J.K. Rowling; Read by Jim Dale
Listening Library
Unabridged
Harry Potter? Who’s he?

Magic Street
By Orson Scott Card; Read by Mirron E. Willis
Blackstone Audio
Unabridged
A contemporary fantasy by the author of Ender’s Game.

Scattered Suns
By Kevin J. Anderson; Read by David Colacci
Brilliance Audio
Unabridged
Volume 4 of Anderson’s Seven Suns series. The previous three were published by Recorded Books.

Star Wars: Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
By Troy Denning; Read by Jonathan Davis
Random House Audio
Abridged
More Star Wars – I like the ones I’ve heard.

The Traveler: The First Novel of “The Fourth Realm” Trilogy
By John Twelve Hawks; Read by Scott Brick
Books on Tape
Unabridged

We Few
By David Weber and John Ringo; Read by Stefan Rudnicki
Blackstone Audio
Unabridged
Military SF at it’s best, I hear.

Wrinkle in Time
By Madeline L’Engle; Read by ?
Listening Library
Unabridged

NOTE: SFFAudio posts a list of New Releases every month on or about the 16th. If you’re a publisher and would like to be included on this list, just let us know.

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The Ninth Annual Mark Time Awards for the Best Aud…

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The Ninth Annual Mark Time Awards for the Best Audio Science Fiction of the Year (for production year 2004) were presented at the CONvergence Science Fiction Convention at the Sheraton Hotel South in Bloomington, MN on July 1st, 2005.

GOLD MARK TIME AWARD
-No Award given-

SILVER MARK TIME AWARD (tie)
“Paradox”
Strange Interludes, Fort Worth, TX
Stephen Couch, writer/producer

“Snowbank”
Icebox Radio Theater, International Falls, MN
Jeffrey Adams, writer/producer

HONORABLE MENTION
“Rod Renegade: Chaos for Hire”
Texas Radio Theatre, Arlington, TX
Shannan and Rich Frohlich, producers

SPECIAL AWARD – BEST ADAPTATION
“The Menace From Earth”
Atlanta Radio Theater Company, Atlanta, GA
William Alan Ritch, producer. Story by Robert Heinlein.

GOLD OGLE AWARD
“Next Years Girl”
Willamette Radio Workshop, Portland, OR
Sam A. Mowry and Cynthia McGean, producers

SILVER OGLE AWARD
-No Award given-

HONORABLE MENTION
“Three Skeleton Key”
One Act Players, San Mateo, CA
Glenn Carlson, producer

SPECIAL AWARD – BEST ADAPTATION
“Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”
Willamette Radio Workshop, Portland, OR
Sam A. Mowry and Cynthia McGean, producers

Judges for the 2004 Mark Time and Ogle Awards were:
Simon Jones – “Arthur Dent” in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Kris Markman – National Audio Theatre Festivals
Brian Price – Great Northern Audio Theatre
Philip Proctor – The Firesign Theatre
Jerry Stearns – Great Northern Audio Theatre

Congratulations to everyone!

I, for one, have only heard one of these productions – if you are a producer of science fiction, fantasy, or horror audio drama, please consider sending them our way for review on SFFAudio. Click here to contact me for more information.

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